musicMagpieâ€™s Music News Round-Up: Taylor Swift, S Club & Zane Lowe’s Drive Soundtrack…

Hello, and welcome to musicMagpie’s weekly round-up of music news at *checks watch* whatever time you happen to be reading this. In today’s post we have: *BONG* Taylor Swift’s new album! *BONG* A star-studded pop reunion (kind of)! *BONG* Paris Hilton making lots and lots of money for not doing …

24/10/2014

Chris Smith

musicMagpieâ€™s Music News Round-Up: Metallica, Iggy Azalea and Taylor Swift

Another week, another exciting set of events in the world of music. Here’s the best of them in one easily digestible blog post – enjoy! You’re Fired! Uh-oh, this is awkward: Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has let slip that Metallica were planning to fire legendary drummer Lars Ulrich back in …

16/10/2014

Chris Smith

What Makes The Perfect Cover Version? We Used Science To Find Out…

The BBC have launched a vote to find the nation’s favourite cover song, with the 50 song shortlist picked by BBC DJs and music experts (you can also see what the public think by searching #GreatestCovers on Twitter). We’ve already cast our vote, but the contest got us thinking: what …

16/10/2014

Chris Smith

The New iPad, New iMac and New Apple TV: What to Expect From Appleâ€™s Event on Thursday.

Just a month after launching the iPhone 6, Apple is holding another event at their Cupertino headquarters this Thursday. What could they possibly be up to this time? Well, no-one actually knows. The only thing for certain is that something new will be announced; this event will be nowhere near …

15/10/2014

Chris Smith

This monthâ€™s new releases

Dark nights are upon us, but don’t be sad: it means we’ve got loads more time to spend watching films, listening to music and playing games. Hooray! Here are some of the best new movies, music and games heading your way in October. Movies Gone Girl (3rd October) Ben Affleck …

01/10/2014

Chris Smith

The Surprisingly Easy Guide to Not Bending Your iPhone 6 Plus

Here’s a riddle for you: a man puts an apple in his pocket. Ten hours later, he takes out a banana. What expensive product has he just purchased? An iPhone 6 Plus, of course! According to various reports, Apple’s big iPhone has a weird habit of bending just under the …

25/09/2014

Chris Smith

The Foo Fighters play initimate gigs in Brighton and London

Dave Grohl has to be the hardest-working man in rock. He played drums for one of the biggest bands in the world, moved on to front another of the biggest bands in the world, and has even found time to launch a couple of side-projects too. Does the man ever …

12/09/2014

Chris Smith

Why should you buy an iPhone 6?

Now the dust has settled on the iPhone 6 launch, and with the device available to pre-order from tomorrow, people across the world are asking: ”˜do I actually need an iPhone 6?’ It’s a fair question. The cheapest iPhone 6 – the 16GB 4.7” model – will set you back …

11/09/2014

Chris Smith

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